Amazonian Pygmy Owl

Hey group, I did some research and there is indeed an Amazonian Pygmy Owl, so it looks like Isabel did her homework after all ;)

Anyway, here is a link to some facts about the species: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=2268

Animation Reference

Here are the reference videos that I liked. I only included parts that I liked. What do you guys think?

more reference + inspiration

Lucas Style Reference for Tomorrow & Talking Points

As far as style/design talking points:  

-Mixing angular clean style of clonewars/monkey island, with a brigther and more magical color scheme, ie Robin Joseph.

-TV Series, Action adventure coming of age story.  Elements of Danger.  Target Audience: 9-19.

-Style choice can be easily translated to 2D or 3D, lending adaptibility for licensing and merchandising.

Mokarita/Tahama Reference for Tomorrow